The play «Sailor’s silence» based on the play of the same name by Alexander Galich appeared in the repertoire of the Tabakov Studio Theater in 1990 and remained the main performance of «Tabakerka» for ten years. The role of Abram Ilyich Schwartz played by Vladimir Mashkov, at that time still a student at the Moscow Art Theater Studio School, became a landmark and one of the most important in his acting biography.
In 2019, Galich’s play returned to the stage of the Oleg Tabakov Theater, and once again, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Mashkov appeared on stage in the image of old man Schwartz.
«Matrosskaya Tishina», a performance that has no analogues in any Russian theater, has become the hallmark of Oleg Tabakov’s Theater. In his book «My Real Life» Oleg Pavlovich wrote: «Our „Matrosskaya Tishina“ deserves life, not oblivion.» This is a live performance, because it is based on the mighty power of love. Demanding, insightful and boundless parental love, who knows more about her children than they can imagine about themselves.
